What each of the new government departments will do

The number of NICS departments will reduce from twelve to nine. The functions of the nine new departments will be:

Agriculture, Environment & Rural Development

• DARD (less Rivers Agency) plus

• Environmental functions from DOE including regulation and excluding ‘Built Heritage’ from NIEA

• Inland fisheries from DCAL

• Policy responsibility for Sustainable Strategy

 Infrastructure

• DRD plus

• Vehicle regulation, road safety & DVA functions from DOE

• Strategic planning from DOE

• Rivers Agency from DARD

• Inland waterways from DCAL

• Crumlin Road Gaol Programme-Project management from OFMDFM

• Regeneration Sites Team including responsibility for ex-MOD sites at St Patrick’s Barracks and St Lucia from OFMDFM

Economy

• DETI plus

• DEL functions except Employment Service

Education

• DE plus

• A range of children’s services excluding child protection which remains in DHSSPS

• Policy responsibility for Childcare Strategy from OFMDFM

Finance

• DFP remains unchanged

• NI Direct Central Editorial Team from OFMDFM

• Government Advertising Unit from OFMDFM

Health

• DHSSPS

• Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service to be retained

Justice

• DOJ plus

• Planning Appeals Commission and Water Appeals Commission administrative support from OFMDFM

The Executive Office

OFMDFM Plus:

• Strategic Policy and Innovation Unit

OFMDFM less:

• Policy responsibility for Sustainability Strategy

• Management of Social Investment Fund

• Racial Equality – delivery of grants Programme management and monitoring responsibility for Minority Ethnic Development Fund

• Delivery of grants for Good Relations

• Policy responsibility for Older People, Active Aging Strategy. Sponsor Branch for Older People with exception of appointment of Commissioner

• Policy responsibility within the Executive Office for Disability Strategy and Child Poverty. Co-ordinating work across departments

• Policy responsibility for Childcare Strategy

• Policy responsibility for Children and Young People. Sponsor Branch for Commissioner for Children and Young People with the exception of the appointment of the Commissioner

• Policy responsibility for Gender and Sexual Orientation

• Responsibility for Age Discrimination under Regulation 37 of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations (NI) 2006

• Crumlin Road Gaol Programme - Project Management

• North West Sites and Strategy Team

• Regeneration Sites Team including responsibility for ex-MOD sites at St. Patrick’s Barracks and St. Lucia

• Planning Appeals Commission and Water Appeals Commission administrative support

• NI Direct Central Editorial Team

• Government Advertising Unit

Communities

• DSD plus

• DCAL functions including PRONI and excluding inland fisheries & waterways

• Employment Service from DEL

• Local Government from DOE including ‘Built Heritage’ from NIEA

• Functions from OFMDFM:

• Management of the Social Investment Fund

• Programme management and monitoring responsibility for Minority Ethnic Development Fund

• Policy responsibility for Older People, Active Aging Strategy. Sponsor branch for Commissioner for Older People with the exception of the appointment of the Commissioner

• Policy responsibility for Disability Strategy and Child Poverty and co-ordinating work across departments

• Policy responsibility for Children and Young People. Sponsor branch for Commissioner for Children and Young People with the exception of the appointment of the Commissioner

• Policy responsibility for gender and sexual orientation

• North West Sites and Strategy Team

• Debt advice from DETI

• Financial Capability Strategy from DETI

• Economic Inactivity Strategy from DEL